No, but you should know something about boats, since the
program cannot look at your design and tell you if it is a good
or bad boat. The program will, however, eliminate the all of the
tedious hand drafting tasks of matching up the waterlines with
the buttocks, the stations with the diagonals, etc. If you
stretch the boat in one view, the program will automatically
update the hull shape in all three views. In addition, the
program will do all of the volumetric calculations, but it will
not interpret the results for you. In general, the program
eliminates the tedious drafting and calculating tasks that have
scared many people away from boat design in the past. With this
program, our documentation and articles, and a book or two on
boat design, anyone can learn to design a boat. The programs are
designed for use by amateurs and professionals. Both back yard
builders and large shipyards are using this program to design and
construct vessels of all sizes.

o What are the hardware
requirements?

These programs run on an IBM PC (or compatible) type of
computer running any version of the Windows operating system. You do not need
any special hardware or other software.

o How is support handled?

There are no yearly maintenance or support fees. All support
and maintenance (error corrections) are free. Support is provided
by phone, fax, mail or e-mail.

o How about program upgrades?

Whenever a program is improved, all current customers will
receive a letter of upgrade listing the improvements and the cost
of the upgrade. We try to keep the cost of the upgrade to be a
fraction of the cost of the program.

o Can I upgrade to a higher
priced package?

Yes. you can always upgrade to a more expensive package by
paying the difference in cost plus the shipping and handling
fees. There is no time limit for this upgrade.

o How can I try out your software?

You can download the full working demo with no limitations except that you
can save (or import/export) only 25 times. After that, the program turns into a
no-save demo.

o Why does your software cost so
much less than some of the other hull design programs?

Since we started in the early 1980's, we have been
aggressively improving our programs and lowering our prices. Our
goal is to have programs that are priced to cover all parts of
the marine market. The more programs we sell, the lower we can
set the prices. You don't have to settle for less, however, since
our programs contain major features not found in any program at
any price!